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Hamilton Man Wanted for Vehicle Theft – Fort Erie

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m. 5 District (Fort Erie/Ridgeway) uniform members with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to the area of Garrison Road and Buffalo Road in the Town of Fort Erie for a Vehicle Theft call for service.

The investigation was assigned to 5 District Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) detectives. As a result of continued efforts, detectives identified a male suspect responsible for the vehicle theft.

Jason SERSON (46 years) of...

UPDATE #1 – NRPS Investigating Jewelry Store Thefts in Welland and St. Catharines - ARREST

On March 20, 2025, members of 3 District (Welland/Pelham) Street Crime Unit, 3 District uniform officers, 1 District (St.Catharines/Thorold) CIB, in collaboration with Stratford Police Service, Waterloo Police Service, Hamilton Police Service and York Police Service, actively investigated the whereabouts of the suspect resulting in a search warrant being executed at a residence in Markham.  As a result, an arrest was subsequently made.

Diego DINI (21 years) of Markham faces the following...

Home Invasion Call Leads to the Discovery of Illegal Cannabis Plants

On Friday, March 14, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), assigned to 6 District (Port Colborne/Wainfleet), responded to a break and enter at a residence located near Highway 3 and Shafley Road South, in the Township of Wainfleet.

Initial investigation determined that an unknown number of suspects, armed with suspected firearms, had forcibly entered the residence. The suspects searched both the interior and exterior of the property...

Search Warrant Executed in Joint Investigation leads to Arrest

On February 24, 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) and 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) in conjunction with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) team, commenced an investigation involving stolen vehicles, vehicle parts and tampering with vehicle identification numbers (VIN) within the Township of West Lincoln.

On March 19, 2025, investigators executed judicially...

Multiple Arrests as a Result of Drug Investigation - Niagara Falls

In February of 2025, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime and Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit (OEEU) began an investigation into the alleged sale of drugs from a Niagara Falls address. 

With the assistance of the Emergency Task Unit (ETU), on Thursday, March 20, 2025, a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant was executed at the residence, arresting three people.

In total, police seized:

263 grams of...